Marvin's UK trip #2

[Marvin16x]

Heya,

just arrived in Carmarthen not far away from the Brecon Beacons.

Spent the last few days travelling southbound from the Lakes. Through the Yorkshire Dales into Blackpool, the next day into Snowdonia, then met three other German boys in a hostel in Caernarfon and had a funny night
The following day was quite lazy, some more beautiful Snowdonia and down the coast into Llangrannog where we spent the night in the car. Lovely little town.
This morning to the very Southwest of Wales with a nice little coast walk near Milford Haven.
Tomorrow Brecon Beacons and back to England.

Only 3 days left, such a pity, by far not enough time for the big Southwestern part of England. Need to see how it works out on the road but shouldn't be a problem getting to Lyme Bay and Bournemouth area at least. Probably no real Cornwall though.

But now it's time to find a remote place to sleep at, need to get up early tomorrow. We want to relax at a beach at least once on this trip, so getting down there is quite a prioritiy

Cheers
Marvin

 

[NDFR]

I'm loving this thread, keep the reports coming.

 

[Mike Walker]

Marvin Hi
Good stuff indeed. Are you coming back via Kent or along the coast to make your return crossing?

 

[BTB 500]

Heya,

just arrived in Carmarthen not far away from the Brecon Beacons.

We went to the Brecon Beacons yesterday! A round trip of just over 300 miles for us.

 

[Marvin16x]

Cheers guys,

glad you enjoy the thread

We're almost in Exeter now. Brecon Beacons were covered in low clouds this morning, so it was a rather unspectacular drive unfortunately. Waking up in some forest looking straight at Carreg Cennen Castle was pretty cool though. Didn't notice it last night because we arrived when it was already dark.

@ Mike: yep, we'll be getting back to Dover via the coastal route. Need to be there on Wednesday evening Would have been nice catching up with you. But if we manage to avoid another cold war there will be a next time of Felix and me driving around the British isles.

 

[Mike Walker]

Marvin
No problem and wishing you a safe journey home with no issues at the crossing point.

 

[Simon_M]

Do you sleep in the car every night?

Excellent...

 

[acej]

Top thread Marvin.. Some great pics and I hope you enjoy the final leg.

 

[WDB124066]

Top thread Marvin.. Some great pics and I hope you enjoy the final keg.

 

[del320]

Do you sleep in the car every night?

Boggin'...

FTFY

 

[Marvin16x]

Morning

No no, we still have kind of a hygiene codex (if that makes sense), so go to hostels every now and again. I mean we've been on the road for 15 days now and had proper accomodation 4 times. So 11 nights in the car

Arrived in sunny Blackpool Sands yesterday afternoon, woke up to blue skies a couple of minutes ago just few hundred meters away on a hill. Lovely! 2 days left for a sunny south, ferry is booked, we're trying hard to enjoy every moment left...
Today will be 50% beach time though, and no going into Cornwall unfortunately

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Blackpool Sands is stunning

 

[Marvin16x]

Hey guys,

well, what can I say?
The adventure is already over, I'm back in my clean and tidy home in southern Germany.
18 days of road tripping have already come to an end and some 2 hours of video and 600 pieces of photographic material have accumulated - I'm looking forward to going through all of that, especially the high quality pics that I will share with you in this thread once processed. Because


We've done exactly 3,700 miles on this trip while averaging 38 mpg. Seen so many beautiful places and talked to quite many really nice strangers this time. We were fascinated by how many of you lot thumb have actually lived in Germany or simply like our country. Like last time, the old Lady didn't demand anything but expensive British fuel. She's now got 179,000 mi on the clock and needs some minor attention. A proper clean-up and MOT (already overdue)

That shall be it for now. I'll post another update once I've got a bunch of good pics to show you.
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it a little.

Best regards

Marvin, beer and Felix

 

[Marvin16x]

Hey guys,

hope you're doing well.
I certainly am and so is the car. A few things have happened since getting back to Germany three weeks ago: I turned 22, the Benz turned 27 and got new MOT two weeks ago.
I'm also getting ready for my studies that are due to begin in about two weeks (Environmental Geosciences).

But enough of that. Brought you some proper pics from this trip. Hope the colours aren't too vivid on your screens.

The route (a bit too long I must say.. or not enough time)

After a day of driving @ Dunkirque

North York Moors coast

Approaching Bamburgh castle

Majestic Bamburgh castle

The next morning on our way (kind of) to Holy Island

The beautiful countryside between Berwick and Edinburgh

Getting closer to Edinburgh...

Somewhere south of Largs on the west coast of Scotland

Honister pass, Lake District

A pass north of Buttermere

Wast Water, Lake District

Felix at Wast Water

Wrynose pass, I think.

Wrynose Pass... loved it

"Never look back". Doesn't apply in Wales

The Welsh coast at its best @ Llangrannog.

A spot too dark and quiet to stay overnight. Not again

The not so English looking Ladram Bay in Devon.

Amazing Durdle Door in Devon

The Seven Sisters shining brightly after sunset

30 mins before leaving beloved Britannia on 3 September.

That shall be it for now.

Best regards
Marvin

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Great photos! Bis dann

 

[Druk]

Magic Marvin. Haste ye back.

 

[Mike Walker]

Fantastic pictures Marvin.